Snow will hit 70 UK counties in February, according to the latest weather maps. Despite us edging closer to spring, wintry conditions are set to continue, WXCharts suggests. After the chaos of Storm Chandra, cold snaps and snow have been predicted for the month of February. In fact, the Met Office recently revealed which areas it predicts are at risk of snow in November. Meanwhile, forecaster WXCharts in its own separate prediction shows the areas that could be hit with snow on Saturday, February 14, marking a blustery and cold Valentine’s Day for many.
It’s worth noting that more or less snowfall could happen, though. This is because snow is one of the hardest weather events to predict. Even a slight change in temperature or air moisture level can determine whether snow falls or not. However, WXCharts’ current weather maps show a huge chunk of the UK being hit with snow. It stretches from the northern tip of Scotland all the way down to cities like Stoke-on-Trent in England, with additional patches of light snow seen in Wales and Northern Ireland.
Snow could arrive earlier in the week, but become more widespread by February 14. According to the latest weather maps provided by WXCharts, these are the counties that could receive snow that day:
The Met Office‘s current February forecast, different to WXCharts’, says that the month could start off unsettled. It reads: “Frontal systems over the North Atlantic, steered by a south-shifted jet stream, are likely to approach the UK at times, but tending to stall as they encounter a blocking area of high pressure to the north and northeast.
“This will result in further spells of rain at times, falling in areas already sensitive to flooding. As these bands of rain spread northwards, some snow will be possible on high ground in northern England and Scotland as they encounter colder air.”
Meanwhile, a “subtle shift southwards” of these areas of low pressure is anticipated during the second week of February. This could bring “a greater chance of colder air to spread across northern UK at least, bringing an increased risk of wintry hazards for a time”.
